Originally posted by Scarlett Dew:
Originally posted by jjas:
[b] IMO for anyone to make a legitimate case for the firearms seasons to be shortened, the archery hunters (and yes that includes crossbow hunters) need to step up and become more of a management tool instead of a recreational tool and 25% of the total harvest doesn't reach that criteria.
In Ohio..... those same bow/crossbow hunters get to show how effective they can be for another 27 days without having to get squashed by the gun hunters....... AND they get to hunt during the easiest time of the year to get a deer without gun hunting interference.... the rut..... AND ..... they get to hunt all through January into early February with their bow/crossbow.....and the result is that the Ohio DNR sees them as a "management tool"....because they ALLOW them to be a "management tool". 
In fact........ I remember Woody making the case to our IDNR using Ohio stats saying if they would scrap Prop #1 and allow crossbows like Ohio .... the Archery Hunters of this State would no longer be seen as "recreational" and would become a force for being a "management tool". He just forgot to add other regs Ohio had to make sure the Archery gang got to flex their full muscle. Hmmmmmm...... wonder why he left THAT out.... LOL!!
So...... jjas....... are you willing to let the bow/crossbow hunters do what you know they CAN do?? Or do you still want to just "Pigeon Hole" them in the corner and label them as "recreational" so the gun hunters still get to hunt their beloved bucks for 30+ days.... and get the "false label" and get the "false credit" for "Indiana's only management tool".
Pony up to the bar.......... 
[/b]Just getting what I typed on this new page for all to see....
